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	Encyclopedia: Ray Conniff (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Ray Conniff (born Joseph Raymond Conniff on November 6, 1916 in Attleboro, Massachusetts, USA, and died October 12, 2002, Escondido, California, USA) was an American musician.
		Ray Conniff, one of the few commercially successful musical geniuses of our time, was born on November 6, 1916, in Attleboro, Massachusetts.
		Ray was exposed to music at an early age, his father was the leader/trombonist of the local Jewelry City Band and his mother played the piano.
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	Ray Conniff - Open Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Ray Conniff (November 6 1916–October 12 2002) was an American musician.
		He also was the first American popular artist to record in Russia—in 1974 he recorded "Ray Conniff in Moscow" with help of a local choir.
		Ray Conniff sold about 70 million albums world-wide and continued performing until his death in 2002.
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	Ray Conniff: biography and encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		In 1959 he started the Ray Conniff Singers (additional info and facts about Ray Conniff Singers) (12 girls and 13 boys) and released the album "It's the Talk of the Town.
		He also was the first American popular artist to record in Russia (A federation in northeastern Europe and northern Asia; formerly Soviet Russia; since 1991 an independent state) —in 1974 he recorded "Ray Conniff in Moscow" with the help of a local choir.
		Ray Conniff was a quiet, modest sympathetic artist.
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	Ray Conniff
		Conniff used a tightly harmonized chorus in place of a string section, and the sound was an instant hook, taking the single to #5 on the Top 40 and giving Cherry his biggest hit.
		Conniff's formula was to substitute the women's voices for the trumpet section from a fairly standard big band arrangement and the men's voices for the sax section.
		Conniff recorded with two groups: his "Orchestra and Chorus" and his "Singers." The former was a typical big band line-up of saxes, trumpets, trombones, and rhythm section and a chorus of four men and four women.
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	Ray Conniff's Biography
		Ray arrived in New York at the birth of "swing".
		Ray's reputation as an arranger was growing and his trombone solos were well known.
		During this time, Ray had the chorus step out of the orchestra and they gained fame in their own right, singing the lyrics and they became known as the "Ray Conniff Singers".
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	CMT.com : Ray Conniff : Biography (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Ray began leading a local band while in high school -- picking up the trombone for the first time not long before -- and began writing arrangements for it; after graduation, he moved to Boston and began playing with Dan Murphy's Musical Skippers (besides playing and arranging, Conniff drove the band around).
		With the advent of American involvement in World War II by 1941, Conniff joined the Army, though the closest he came to Wake Island was Hollywood, where he worked as an arranger with Armed Forces Radio.
		During the rest of the late '50s, four Ray Conniff albums reached the Top Ten, led by the gold-certified 'S Marvelous and Concert in Rhythm.
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	Ray Conniff, bandleader, composer, dead at 85 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Ray Conniff, composer, trombone player and bandleader who rendered such classics as "Besame Mucho," "New York, New York," "S' Wonderful," and "Somewhere My Love," (theme from "Dr. Zhivago") in a career that spanned six decades, died Saturday.
		Conniff is survived by his wife, Vera, and a daughter, Tamara Conniff.
		My brother is a big fan of Ray Conniff, so I used to hear his music quite a bit when I was growing up, I hope he lived a long happy life and may he now rest in peace.
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	Weirdomusic.com :: ray conniff ::
		Conniff died at Palomar Medical Center in Escondido on Saturday after falling down and hitting his head, San Diego medical examiner's investigator Angela Wagner told The Associated Press.
		The Ray Conniff Orchestra and Singers epitomized the lounge-singing style of the 1950s and 1960s with a mix of wordless vocal choruses and light orchestral accompaniment.
		Conniff received countless international awards, continued touring and produced about an album a year.
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	Blogcritics.org: Easy Listening Titan Ray Conniff Dies
		Conniff, a trombonist and big band leader who made a remarkably prolific and successful transition to orchestral pop composer, leader, and arranger, died at 85 after injuring his head in a fall:
		Conniff landed a gig in the trombone section of Bunny Berigan's band, playing on Berigan's famous recording of "I Can't Get Started." Bob Crosby hired him in 1939; he joined Artie Shaw a year later and had moved on to Glen Gray when World War II broke out.
		Recording with the Ray Conniff Singers and the Ray Conniff Orchestra and Chorus, Conniff specialized in covering popular tunes with his own blend of vocal and instrumental music.
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		Ray is best recalled today as the man who popularized wordless vocal choruses integrated into a light orchestral score.
		Conniff's status as one of the all-time top LP sellers has been cemented by his 12 'Top Ten' LPs which have sold well over 50 million albums.
		Conniff's "big break" came when (in 1955) he had the good fortune to put together an arrangement for Don Cherry (the vocalist not the trumpeter) recording "Band Of Gold" -which promptly became a 'Top Five' hit release.
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	ipedia.com: Ray Conniff Article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		After he was in the army in World War II, he was hired by Mitch Miller, then head of A & R at Columbia Records as their home arranger, and he worked with several artist, among those were Rosemary Clooney, Marty Robbins, Frankie Laine, Johnny Mathis, Guy Mitchell and Johnnie Ray.
		In 1959 he started the Ray Conniff Singers (12 girls and 13 boys singing words) by releasing the album "It's The Talk Of The Town".
		Ray Conniff won a Grammy for his rendition.
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	Oldies.com : Ray Conniff (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Taught to play the trombone by his father, Conniff studied arranging with the aid of a mail-order course while still at college.
		A CD reissue of two classic Ray Conniff albums, originally released on the Columbia label in 1975.
		Ray Conniff was an imaginative arranger at Columbia Records who provided artists like Johnny Mathis and Johnny Ray with some of their loveliest tracks.
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	Amazon.com: Christmas with Conniff: Music (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		If you're not familiar with Conniff, this was released in 1959 and consists of choral music entirely.
		But in recent years, 'Christmas With Conniff' and Conniff's 'We Wish You A Merry Christmas' album have overtaken it.
		I hadn't heard of Ray Conniff until recently when a radio station in Boston was playing Christmas music, and he happened to come on the radio.
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	Amazon.com: 16 Most Requested Songs: Music (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		I, too, am re-discovering Ray Conniff after many years and wish I had started my re-discovery with another CD.
		The old Ray Conniff harmony was just not there, and the "non-vocals"(which I've never cared for anyway) were especially disappointing.
		I first "discovered" Ray Conniff and the Singers back in the '60s and I'm now rediscovering his music.
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	Footlight.com > Conniff, Ray (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		A special collection of dreamy, upbeat, and bitterweet songs from Ray Conniff and the Singers.
		The Ray Conniff Singers perform 6 tracks; 12 great love songs which are paired off so that each medley tells a musical story about people who are "so much in love."
		Ray Conniff and the Ray Conniff Singers perform 14 Christmas classics!
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	Ray Conniff
		Composer Ray Conniff, at 85; prolific producer of hit albums (The Record (Bergen County, NJ))
		Ray Conniff, the bandleader and composer who preserved and updated the Big Band sound, dead at 85 (AP Worldstream)
		Ray Conniff, bandleader, composer who wrote theme to `Dr. Zhivago' dead at 85 (AP Worldstream)
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	The Ray Conniff page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Welcome to The Ray Conniff page, a web site of The Ray Conniff International Fan Club.
		Ray's music can frequently be heard online at Humboldt 101.
		Photos of Ray with his orchestra, singers, and fans
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	'S Always Conniff by Ray Conniff
		Phantom of the Opera - His Singers And Orchestra, Ray Conniff
		An Improvisation on Chopin's "Nocturne in E Flat" - His Singers And Orchestra, Ray Conniff
		This 25-track double album, recorded live in Tokyo in December 1991, demonstrates that, decades after his commercial heyday in his native country, Ray Conniff successfully continues to pursue his vision of cheery, swing-derived arrangements of familiar tunes
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	Amazon.co.uk: The Best of Ray Conniff: Music (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Watch over 6,000 free music videos, find the latest news, reviews and interviews of your favourite artist, plus choose from over 60 free radio stations.
		Ray Conniff used to provide backing for people like Johnny Mathis, Johnny Ray and Frankie Lane, with whom he scored million selling hits.
		Customers who bought music by Ray Conniff also bought music by these artists:
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	JR.com: RAY CONNIFF in Music (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Personnel includes: Ray Conniff (trombone, clavietta); Zeke Zarchy (trumpet); Fred Cooper (clarinet); Stephanie Bennett (harp); Perry...
		A former Artie Shaw trombonist, Ray Conniff was perhaps the first...
		Personnel includes: Ray Conniff (trombone); Billy Butterfield (trumpet); The Ray Conniff Singers.
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	Ray Conniff Music CDs - BestPrices.com's Ray Conniff CD Catalog
		Memories Are Made Of This on CD From Ray Conniff
		Ray Conniffs World Of Hits on CD From Ray Conniff
		Full title: S Wonderful Ray Conniff: The Big Band Years, 1937-1947.
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	Ray Conniff MP3 Downloads - Ray Conniff Music Downloads - Ray Conniff Music Videos
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		The man who popularized wordless vocal choruses and light orchestral accompaniment on a mix of popular standards and contemporary hits of the 1960s, Ray Conniff was a trombone player for Bunny Berigan's Orchestra and Bob Crosby's Bobcats before being hired as an arranger by Mitch Miller for Columbia Records in...
		A harmonica trio with Jerry Murad on lead, Al Fiore on chording, and Don Les on bass, the Harmonicats had a massive number one hit in 1947 with "Peg O' My Heart," and remained popular through the...
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	Interview with Ray Conniff (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		In 1969 Ray Conniff was in Germany for the first time to do some concerts.
		He tells, that he was rehearcing for that event a fortnight and that at the end the sound of his orchestra plus choir was almost better than on his records.
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	Ray Conniff, arranger/bandleader, Lara's Theme, dies at 85 October 12 in History
		Ray Conniff, arranger/bandleader, Lara's Theme, dies at 85 October 12 in History
		Ray Conniff, arranger/bandleader, Lara's Theme, dies at 85
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	VH1.com : Ray Conniff : Biography
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	Pure Country by Ray Conniff Singers
		Happiest Girl in the Whole U.S.A. Ray Conniff
		All I Have to Do Is Dream - Ray Conniff
		I Write the Songs/Send in the Clowns - Ray Conniff
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	Ray Conniff (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
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